FGCU
Food Forest, Who knew?
One of the best field trips so far in the university colloquium
course was the Florida Gulf Coast University food forest. We learned so much
about growing vegetables, fruit, and other native and non-native plants. The FGCU
food forest was created by students to show them how to live a sustainable life
as well as learning where food comes from and how long it takes for food to
grow. The food forest was so impressive, they were growing all sorts of
vegetables from carrots, eggplants, green peppers to radishes.
I never knew that you could use natural pesticides such
as onions and grits to get rid of ants and other unwanted guests. Knowing that
you can have fresh vegetables and fruit without harsh pesticides that are not
good for you and the environment is pretty neat. The food forest really opened
my eyes and made me care for the environment a lot more. I’m actually really
interested in growing my own vegetables and fruit trees, it would be nice to
look in the backyard and see all my hard work bloom.
Being in the university colloquium course, we read
stories all the time about how to live a sustainable life. But for the first
time I got to experience what it actually looks like to be living a sustainable
life. Kelly Walsh who is one of the directors of the food forest was really
passionate about growing food and she often makes meals from the food forest
and from her home since she grows food there. She made star-fruit salsa the
other day with her own star-fruit and even made tasty sandwiches with the
different types of lettuce growing in the forest. I never really knew how
influential one visit could make on a person to change their mind about sustainability.
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